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Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Company Contact:

Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Chief Financial Officer
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
Tel: (732) 240-4500, ext. 7506
Email: Mfitzpatrick@oceanfirst.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER
FINANCIAL RESULTS


RED BANK, NEW JERSEY, April 26, 2018…OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:“OCFC”), (the “Company”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the “Bank”), today announced that net income was $5.4 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.12 for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $12.0 million and $0.36 for the corresponding prior year period.
The results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 include merger related expenses and branch consolidation expenses which decreased net income, net of tax benefit by $14.6 million. Excluding these items, core earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 were $20.1 million, or $0.45 per diluted share. (Please refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for details on the earnings impact of merger related expenses and branch consolidation expenses).    Highlights for the quarter are described below:
On January 31, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Sun Bancorp Inc. (“Sun”), the holding company of Sun National Bank, which added $2.0 billion to assets, $1.5 billion to loans, and $1.6 billion to deposits. The Company anticipates full integration of Sun’s operations and systems in June 2018.

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The Company’s net interest margin increased to 3.70%, as compared to 3.42% in the prior linked quarter, and 3.56% in the comparable prior year period.
The cost of deposits increased only one basis point from the prior linked quarter, to 0.33% and the loan to deposit ratio at March 31, 2018 was 91.7%.
Asset quality improved as non-performing loans decreased $2.6 million, to $18.3 million, from the prior linked quarter and non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans receivable decreased to 0.34%, from 0.52%.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher D. Maher said, “With Sun closing on January 31, 2018, we are pleased to include the stockholders, employees, and customers in the OceanFirst family. Sun branches and customers will be fully integrated into OceanFirst and the consolidation of overlapping branches will occur this June.” Mr. Maher added, “Throughout 2018, we will continue to focus on growth initiatives and improvements in operating efficiency.”
Substantial cost savings will be realized during the second half of 2018, due to Sun’s planned systems integration and the consolidation of 17 branches, primarily as a result of the merger. These initiatives will further allow the Company to continue to invest in commercial banking and electronic delivery channels while meeting efficiency targets established in connection with the recent acquisitions.
The Company also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared its eighty-fifth consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. The dividend, for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, of $0.15 per share will be paid on May 18, 2018 to stockholders of record on May 7, 2018.
Results of Operations
On January 31, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Sun and its results of operations from February 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 are included in the consolidated results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, but are not included in the results of operations for the corresponding prior year periods.    

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Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was $5.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, as compared to $12.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, included merger related and branch consolidation expenses which decreased net income, net of tax benefit, by $14.6 million. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 included merger related and branch consolidation expenses, and an accelerated stock award expense from a director retirement, of $1.1 million, net of tax benefit. Excluding these items, net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased over the same prior year period, primarily due to the acquisition of Sun and the successful integration during 2017 of Ocean Shore Holding Co. (“Ocean Shore”) which was acquired on November 30, 2016.
Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, increased to $55.7 million, as compared to $41.5 million for the same prior year period, reflecting an increase in interest-earning assets and a higher net interest margin. Average interest-earning assets increased by $1.378 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the same prior year period. The average for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was favorably impacted by $1.174 billion of interest-earning assets acquired from Sun. Average loans receivable, net, increased by $1.139 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the same prior year period. The increase attributable to the acquisition of Sun was $989.5 million. The net interest margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased to 3.70%, from 3.56%, for the same prior year period. The net interest margin benefited from the accretion of purchase accounting adjustments on the Sun acquisition; and to a lesser extent, the higher-yielding interest-earning assets acquired from Sun and the impact of Federal Reserve rate increases. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.33% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to 0.27% in the same prior year period.
Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, increased $13.2 million, as compared to the prior linked quarter, as average interest-earning assets increased by $1.178 billion, of which $1.174 billion is related to the Sun acquisition. The net interest margin increased to 3.70% for the quarter ended

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March 31, 2018, from 3.42% for the prior linked quarter. The increase in net interest margin was primarily due to a 15 basis point improvement in earning asset yield exclusive of Sun and related purchase accounting accretion, and 15 basis points of purchase accounting accretion relating to Sun. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.33% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to 0.32% for quarter ended December 31, 2017.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the provision for loan losses was $1.4 million, as compared to $700,000 for the corresponding prior year period, and unchanged when compared to the prior linked quarter. Net loan charge-offs were $275,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to net loan recoveries of $268,000 in the corresponding prior year period, and net loan charge-offs of $2.3 million in the prior linked quarter. For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, net charge-offs included $880,000 of specific reserves established in prior periods on non-performing loans and $1.1 million relating to the sale of under-performing loans; there were no sales of under-performing loans in the first quarter of 2018 that resulted in charge-offs. Non-performing loans totaled $18.3 million at March 31, 2018, as compared to $20.9 million at December 31, 2017, and $21.7 million at March 31, 2017. The decrease in non-performing loans from the prior linked quarter was primarily due to the sale of one commercial loan relationship.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, other income increased to $8.9 million as compared to $6.0 million for the corresponding prior year period. The increase was partly due to the impact of the Sun acquisition, which added $1.4 million to other income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the same prior year period. Excluding the Sun acquisition, the remaining increase in other income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to the gain on sale of loans of $613,000, mostly related to the sale of one non-performing commercial loan relationship, rental income of $460,000 received for January and February 2018 on the Company’s recently acquired corporate headquarters (the building was occupied by the former owner through February 2018), and the decrease in the net loss from other real estate operations of $321,000, as compared to the same prior year period.

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For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, other income increased by $2.2 million, as compared to the prior linked quarter. The increase is primarily due to the impact of the Sun acquisition and the gain on sale of loans.
Operating expenses increased to $56.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $31.0 million in the same prior year period. Operating expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, included $18.3 million of merger related and branch consolidation expenses, as compared to $1.5 million in the same prior year period. Excluding the impact of merger and branch consolidation expenses, the increase in operating expenses over the prior year was primarily due to the Sun acquisition, which added $8.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. Excluding the Sun acquisition, the remaining increase in operating expenses over the prior year period was primarily due to increases in compensation and employee benefits expense as a result of higher incentive plan expense, and occupancy expense, partly due to costs of snow removal.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, operating expenses, excluding merger and branch consolidation expenses, increased $12.1 million, as compared to the prior linked quarter. The increase was primarily related to the additional expense from the operations of Sun, as well as increases in compensation and employee benefits expense, primarily higher incentive plan expense and higher salary, data processing expense and occupancy expense, partly due to costs of snow removal.
The provision for income taxes was $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $3.8 million for the same prior year period. The effective tax rate was 15.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to 24.0% for the same prior year period. The lower effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 resulted from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Reform”) enacted during the fourth quarter of 2017 and the larger impact of tax-exempt income on the smaller income before taxes.

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Financial Condition
Total assets increased by $2.079 billion, to $7.495 billion at March 31, 2018, from $5.416 billion at December 31, 2017, primarily as a result of the acquisition of Sun, which added $2.045 billion to total assets. Loans receivable, net, increased by $1.448 billion, to $5.414 billion at March 31, 2018 from $3.966 billion at December 31, 2017, due to acquired loans of $1.518 billion from the acquisition of Sun. As part of the acquisition of Sun, the Company’s goodwill balance increased to $337.5 million at March 31, 2018, from $150.5 million, and the core deposit intangible increased to $20.0 million, from $8.9 million.
Deposits increased by $1.565 billion, to $5.907 billion at March 31, 2018, from $4.343 billion at December 31, 2017, due to acquired deposits of $1.616 billion. The loan-to-deposit ratio at March 31, 2018 was 91.7%, as compared to 91.3% at December 31, 2017.
Stockholders’ equity increased to $1.007 billion at March 31, 2018, as compared to $601.9 million at December 31, 2017. The acquisition of Sun added $402.6 million to stockholders’ equity. At March 31, 2018, there were 1.8 million shares available for repurchase under the Company’s stock repurchase programs. For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the Company did not repurchase any shares under these repurchase programs. Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share decreased to $13.51 at March 31, 2018, as compared to $13.58 at December 31, 2017.
Asset Quality
The Company’s non-performing loans decreased to $18.3 million at March 31, 2018, as compared to $20.9 million at December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of one commercial loan relationship. Non-performing loans do not include $14.4 million of purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans acquired in the Sun, Ocean Shore, Cape Bancorp, Inc. (“Cape”), and Colonial American Bank (“Colonial American”) acquisitions (“Acquisition Transactions”). The Company’s other real estate owned totaled $8.3 million at March 31, 2018, as compared to $8.2 million at December 31, 2017.
The Company’s delinquent loans 30 - 89 days were $35.4 million at March 31, 2018, as compared to $20.8 million at December 31, 2017. The increase was related to one $15.0 million commercial

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relationship which was in the process of renewal at March 31, 2018. Subsequent to quarter-end, the renewal process was completed and the loan returned to current status.
At March 31, 2018, the Company’s allowance for loan losses was 0.31% of total loans, a decrease from 0.40% at December 31, 2017. These ratios exclude existing fair value credit marks of $40.7 million at March 31, 2018 on loans acquired from the Acquisition Transactions, and $17.5 million at December 31, 2017 on loans acquired from Ocean Shore, Cape and Colonial American. These loans were acquired at fair value with no related allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans was 92.14% at March 31, 2018 as compared to 75.35% at December 31, 2017.

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Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reported amounts are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company’s management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information, which consists of reported net income excluding merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, additional income tax expense related to Tax Reform enacted in the fourth quarter of 2017, and accelerated stock award expense relating to a director retirement, which can vary from period to period, provides a better comparison of period to period operating performance. Additionally, the Company believes this information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for details on the earnings impact of these items.
Conference Call
As previously announced, the Company will host an earnings conference call on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 11 a.m. Eastern time. The direct dial number for the call is (888) 338-7143. For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available. To access the replay, dial (877) 344-7529, Replay Conference Number 10118488 from one hour after the end of the call until July 27, 2018. The conference call, as well as the replay, are also available (listen-only) by internet webcast at www.oceanfirst.com in the Investor Relations section.
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OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank, founded in 1902, is a $7.5 billion community bank with branches located throughout central and southern New Jersey.  OceanFirst Bank delivers commercial and residential financing solutions, wealth management and deposit services and is one of the largest and oldest community-based financial institutions headquartered in New Jersey.
OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s press releases are available by visiting us at www.oceanfirst.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements
    
In addition to historical information, this news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” or similar expressions or expressions of confidence. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, levels of unemployment in the Bank’s lending area, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, future natural disasters and increases to flood insurance premiums, the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area, accounting principles and guidelines and the Bank’s ability to successfully integrate acquired operations. These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, under Item 1A - Risk Factors and elsewhere, and subsequent securities filings and should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.


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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
119,364

 
$
109,613

 
$
175,252

Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
86,114

 
81,581

 
47,104

Debt securities held-to-maturity, net (estimated fair value of $971,399 at March 31, 2018, $761,660 at December 31, 2017, and $695,564 at March 31, 2017)
 
982,857

 
764,062

 
687,098

Equity investments, at estimated fair value
 
9,565

 
8,700

 
8,588

Restricted equity investments, at cost
 
50,418

 
19,724

 
19,253

Loans receivable, net
 
5,413,780

 
3,965,773

 
3,825,600

Loans held-for-sale
 
167

 
241

 
283

Interest and dividends receivable
 
19,422

 
14,254

 
12,258

Other real estate owned
 
8,265

 
8,186

 
8,774

Premises and equipment, net
 
121,835

 
101,776

 
70,806

Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
218,673

 
134,847

 
132,789

Deferred tax asset
 
60,136

 
1,922

 
33,747

Assets held for sale
 
3,147

 
4,046

 
360

Other assets
 
43,687

 
41,895

 
16,076

Core deposit intangible
 
19,950

 
8,885

 
10,400

Goodwill
 
337,519

 
150,501

 
147,815

Total assets
 
$
7,494,899

 
$
5,416,006

 
$
5,196,203

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
5,907,336

 
$
4,342,798

 
$
4,198,663

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
341,646

 
288,691

 
250,021

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers
 
82,463

 
79,668

 
77,207

Other borrowings
 
99,359

 
56,519

 
56,591

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
 
11,974

 
11,156

 
14,876

Other liabilities
 
44,661

 
35,233

 
16,302

Total liabilities
 
6,487,439

 
4,814,065

 
4,613,660

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, $1,000 liquidation preference, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, 48,105,623 shares issued and 48,105,623, 32,596,893, and 32,465,413 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2017, respectively
 
481

 
336

 
336

Additional paid-in capital
 
751,695

 
354,377

 
352,316

Retained earnings
 
262,779

 
271,023

 
256,045

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(5,306
)
 
(5,349
)
 
(5,519
)
Less: Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan
 
(2,189
)
 
(2,479
)
 
(2,690
)
 Treasury stock, 0, 969,879, and 1,101,359 shares at March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2017, respectively
 

 
(15,967
)
 
(17,945
)
Common stock acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan
 
(84
)
 
(84
)
 
(316
)
Deferred Compensation Plan Liability
 
84

 
84

 
316

Total stockholders’ equity
 
1,007,460

 
601,941

 
582,543

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
7,494,899

 
$
5,416,006

 
$
5,196,203


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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
For the Three Months Ended,
 
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
 
|-------------------- (unaudited) --------------------|
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
$
56,598

 
$
42,909

 
$
41,742

Mortgage-backed securities
 
3,685

 
2,919

 
2,660

Debt securities, equity investments and other
 
2,554

 
2,078

 
1,612

Total interest income
 
62,837

 
47,906

 
46,014

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
4,464

 
3,515

 
2,781

Borrowed funds
 
2,662

 
1,886

 
1,750

Total interest expense
 
7,126

 
5,401

 
4,531

Net interest income
 
55,711

 
42,505

 
41,483

Provision for loan losses
 
1,371

 
1,415

 
700

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
54,340

 
41,090

 
40,783

Other income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bankcard services revenue
 
1,919

 
1,764

 
1,579

Wealth management revenue
 
553

 
528

 
516

Fees and service charges
 
4,674

 
3,891

 
3,807

Net gain on sales of loans
 
617

 
26

 
42

Net unrealized loss on equity investments
 
(138
)
 

 

Net loss from other real estate operations
 
(412
)
 
(678
)
 
(733
)
Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
1,141

 
863

 
772

Other
 
556

 
351

 
12

Total other income
 
8,910

 
6,745

 
5,995

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
 
21,251

 
13,961

 
16,138

Occupancy
 
4,567

 
2,693

 
2,767

Equipment
 
1,903

 
1,763

 
1,698

Marketing
 
561

 
433

 
740

Federal deposit insurance
 
930

 
485

 
661

Data processing
 
3,176

 
2,040

 
2,396

Check card processing
 
989

 
922

 
953

Professional fees
 
1,283

 
1,094

 
960

Other operating expense
 
3,016

 
2,548

 
2,644

Amortization of core deposit intangible
 
832

 
495

 
524

Branch consolidation (income) expense
 
(176
)
 
(734
)
 
33

Merger related expenses
 
18,486

 
1,993

 
1,447

Total operating expenses
 
56,818

 
27,693

 
30,961

Income before provision for income taxes
 
6,432

 
20,142

 
15,817

Provision for income taxes
 
1,005

 
10,186

 
3,799

Net income
 
$
5,427

 
$
9,956

 
$
12,018

Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.12

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.38

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.12

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.36

Average basic shares outstanding
 
43,880

 
32,225

 
31,901

Average diluted shares outstanding
 
44,846

 
33,168

 
33,090



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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED LOAN AND DEPOSIT DATA
(dollars in thousands)
LOANS RECEIVABLE
 
 
At
 
 
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
June 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
$
370,711

 
$
187,645

 
$
183,510

 
$
193,759

 
$
205,720

Commercial real estate - owner - occupied
 
763,261

 
569,624

 
555,429

 
557,734

 
533,052

Commercial real estate - investor
 
2,034,708

 
1,187,482

 
1,134,416

 
1,122,186

 
1,113,964

Total commercial
 
 
3,168,680

 
1,944,751

 
1,873,355

 
1,873,679

 
1,852,736

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential real estate
 
 
1,882,981

 
1,748,925

 
1,729,358

 
1,723,581

 
1,698,620

Home equity loans and lines
 
 
371,340

 
281,143

 
277,909

 
282,402

 
285,149

Other consumer
 
 
1,844

 
1,295

 
1,426

 
1,335

 
1,560

Total consumer
 
 
2,256,165

 
2,031,363

 
2,008,693

 
2,007,318

 
1,985,329

Total loans
 
 
5,424,845

 
3,976,114

 
3,882,048

 
3,880,997

 
3,838,065

Deferred origination costs, net
 
5,752

 
5,380

 
4,645

 
4,365

 
3,686

Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(16,817
)
 
(15,721
)
 
(16,584
)
 
(16,557
)
 
(16,151
)
Loans receivable, net
 
 
$
5,413,780

 
$
3,965,773

 
$
3,870,109

 
$
3,868,805

 
$
3,825,600

Mortgage loans serviced for others
 
$
109,273

 
$
121,662

 
$
121,886

 
$
131,284

 
$
132,973

 
At March 31, 2018 Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan pipeline (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
5.00
%
 
$
71,982

 
$
53,859

 
$
58,189

 
$
61,287

 
$
73,793

Residential mortgage and construction
4.18

 
73,513

 
43,482

 
44,510

 
64,510

 
57,600

Home equity loans and lines
5.05

 
11,338

 
7,412

 
8,826

 
11,194

 
7,879

Total
4.62
%
 
$
156,833

 
$
104,753

 
$
111,525

 
$
136,991

 
$
139,272

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
June 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan originations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
4.71
%
 
$
59,150

 
$
141,346

 
$
97,420

 
$
115,048

 
$
106,896

Residential mortgage and construction
3.74

 
68,835

 
73,729

 
80,481

 
79,610

 
64,452

Home equity loans and lines
4.79

 
14,891

 
18,704

 
17,129

 
20,539

 
12,500

Total
4.25
%
 
$
142,876

 
$
233,779

 
$
195,030

 
$
215,197

 
$
183,848

Loans sold
 
 
$
241

(2) 
$
1,422

(3) 
$
991

(4) 
$
865

(5) 
$
1,907

(1)
Loan pipeline includes pending loan applications and loans approved but not funded
(2)
Excludes the sale of SBA loans acquired from Sun and under-performing loans totaling $8.5 million
(3)
Excludes the sale of under-performing residential loans of $5.8 million
(4)
Excludes the sale of under-performing residential loans of $3.5 million
(5)
Excludes the sale of under-performing residential loans of $4.3 million
DEPOSITS
At
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
June 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
Type of Account
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
$
1,117,100

 
$
756,513

 
$
781,043

 
$
770,057

 
$
806,728

Interest-bearing checking
2,330,682

 
1,954,358

 
1,892,832

 
1,727,828

 
1,629,589

Money market deposit
613,183

 
363,656

 
384,106

 
378,538

 
448,093

Savings
917,288

 
661,167

 
668,370

 
677,939

 
681,853

Time deposits
929,083

 
607,104

 
623,908

 
622,547

 
632,400

 
$
5,907,336

 
$
4,342,798

 
$
4,350,259

 
$
4,176,909

 
$
4,198,663


12


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
ASSET QUALITY
(dollars in thousands)
ASSET QUALITY
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
June 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
Non-performing loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
1,717

 
$
503

 
$
63

 
$
68

 
$
231

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
862

 
5,962

 
923

 
943

 
2,383

Commercial real estate - investor
7,994

 
8,281

 
8,720

 
5,608

 
5,118

Residential mortgage
5,686

 
4,190

 
3,551

 
7,936

 
11,993

Home equity loans and lines
1,992

 
1,929

 
1,864

 
1,706

 
1,954

Total non-performing loans
18,251

 
20,865

 
15,121

 
16,261

 
21,679

Other real estate owned
8,265

 
8,186

 
9,334

 
8,898

 
8,774

Total non-performing assets
$
26,516

 
$
29,051

 
$
24,455

 
$
25,159

 
$
30,453

Purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans
$
14,352

 
$
1,712

 
$
4,867

 
$
4,969

 
$
7,118

Delinquent loans 30 to 89 days
$
35,431

(1) 
$
20,796

 
$
24,548

 
$
25,224

 
$
18,516

Troubled debt restructurings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-performing (included in total non-performing loans above)
$
4,306

 
$
8,821

 
$
270

 
$
1,251

 
$
3,547

Performing
33,806

 
33,313

 
35,808

 
34,130

 
26,974

Total troubled debt restructurings
$
38,112

 
$
42,134

 
$
36,078

 
$
35,381

 
$
30,521

Allowance for loan losses
$
16,817

 
$
15,721

 
$
16,584

 
$
16,557

 
$
16,151

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable (2)
0.31
%
 
0.40
%
 
0.42
%
 
0.42
%
 
0.42
%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans
92.14

 
75.35

 
109.68

 
101.82

 
74.50

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable
0.34

 
0.52

 
0.39

 
0.42

 
0.56

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets
0.35

 
0.54

 
0.45

 
0.48

 
0.59

(1)
One commercial loan relationship, for $15.0 million, was in the process of renewal at March 31, 2018. Subsequent to quarter-end, the renewal process was completed and the loan returned to current status.
(2)
The loans acquired from Sun, Ocean Shore, Cape, and Colonial American were recorded at fair value. The net credit mark on these loans, not reflected in the allowance for loan losses, was $40,717, $17,531, $19,810, $21,794, and $24,002 at March 31, 2018, December 31, 2017, September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017, and March 31, 2017, respectively.

NET CHARGE-OFFS
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
September 30,
2017
 
June 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
Net Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan charge-offs
$
(533
)
 
$
(2,523
)
 
$
(1,357
)
 
$
(1,299
)
 
$
(205
)
Recoveries on loans
258

 
245

 
219

 
540

 
473

Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries
$
(275
)
 
$
(2,278
)
 
$
(1,138
)
 
$
(759
)
 
$
268

Net loan charge-offs to average total loans
(annualized)
0.02
%
 
0.23
%
 
0.12
%
 
0.08
%
 
NM*

Net charge-off detail - (loss) recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
$
(10
)
 
$
(1,036
)
 
$
68

 
$
(81
)
 
$
311

Residential mortgage and construction
(159
)
 
(1,262
)
 
(1,156
)
 
(716
)
 
(49
)
Home equity loans and lines
(99
)
 
28

 
(51
)
 
39

 
24

Other consumer
(7
)
 
(8
)
 
1

 
(1
)
 
(18
)
Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries
$
(275
)
 
$
(2,278
)
 
$
(1,138
)
 
$
(759
)
 
$
268

Note: Included in net loan charge-offs for the three months ended December 31, 2017, September 30, 2017, and June 30, 2017 are $1,124, $907, and $925, respectively, relating to under-performing loans sold or held-for-sale.
* Not meaningful

13


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments
$
100,236

 
$
209

 
0.84
%
 
$
155,987

 
$
391

 
0.99
%
 
$
214,165

 
$
409

 
0.77
%
Securities (1)
1,056,774

 
6,030

 
2.31

 
874,910

 
4,606

 
2.09

 
703,712

 
3,863

 
2.23

Loans receivable, net (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
2,772,952

 
33,391

 
4.88

 
1,887,319

 
22,087

 
4.64

 
1,830,641

 
21,140

 
4.68

Residential
1,843,804

 
19,037

 
4.19

 
1,743,334

 
17,552

 
3.99

 
1,704,035

 
17,339

 
4.13

Home Equity
342,078

 
4,143

 
4.91

 
278,294

 
3,243

 
4.62

 
287,335

 
3,245

 
4.58

Other
1,458

 
27

 
7.51

 
1,086

 
27

 
9.86

 
1,248

 
18

 
5.85

Allowance for loan loss net of deferred loan fees
(10,285
)
 

 

 
(11,993
)
 

 

 
(12,123
)
 

 

Loans Receivable, net
4,950,007

 
56,598

 
4.64

 
3,898,040

 
42,909

 
4.37

 
3,811,136

 
41,742

 
4.44

Total interest-earning assets
6,107,017

 
62,837

 
4.17

 
4,928,937

 
47,906

 
3.86

 
4,729,013

 
46,014

 
3.95

Non-interest-earning assets
735,676

 
 
 
 
 
475,927

 
 
 
 
 
482,058

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
6,842,693

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,404,864

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,211,071

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing checking
$
2,263,318

 
1,758

 
0.32
%
 
$
1,944,223

 
1,447

 
0.30
%
 
$
1,668,545

 
876

 
0.21
%
Money market
525,933

 
550

 
0.42

 
385,720

 
322

 
0.33

 
445,186

 
311

 
0.28

Savings
825,044

 
195

 
0.10

 
662,318

 
59

 
0.04

 
674,721

 
130

 
0.08

Time deposits
820,834

 
1,961

 
0.97

 
619,087

 
1,687

 
1.08

 
640,269

 
1,464

 
0.93

Total
4,435,129

 
4,464

 
0.41

 
3,611,348

 
3,515

 
0.39

 
3,428,721

 
2,781

 
0.33

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
78,931

 
40

 
0.21

 
74,661

 
39

 
0.21

 
76,351

 
27

 
0.14

FHLB Advances
322,120

 
1,513

 
1.90

 
261,018

 
1,146

 
1.74

 
250,339

 
1,070

 
1.73

Other borrowings
80,112

 
1,109

 
5.61

 
56,475

 
701

 
4.92

 
56,392

 
653

 
4.70

Total interest-bearing
liabilities
4,916,292

 
7,126

 
0.59

 
4,003,502

 
5,401

 
0.54

 
3,811,803

 
4,531

 
0.48

Non-interest-bearing deposits
1,004,673

 
 
 
 
 
760,552

 
 
 
 
 
791,036

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
55,031

 
 
 
 
 
38,880

 
 
 
 
 
29,399

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,975,996

 
 
 
 
 
4,802,934

 
 
 
 
 
4,632,238

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
866,697

 
 
 
 
 
601,930

 
 
 
 
 
578,833

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
6,842,693

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,404,864

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,211,071

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
$
55,711

 
 
 
 
 
$
42,505

 
 
 
 
 
$
41,483

 
 
Net interest rate spread (3)
 
 
 
 
3.58
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.32
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.47
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
3.70
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.42
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.56
%
Total cost of deposits (including non-interest-bearing deposits)
 
 
 
 
0.33
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.32
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.27
%
(1)
Amounts represent debt and equity securities, including FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock, and are recorded at average amortized cost.
(2)
Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.
(3)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
 


14


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Financial Condition Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
7,494,899

 
$
5,416,006

 
$
5,383,800

 
$
5,202,086

 
$
5,196,203

Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
86,114

 
81,581

 
67,133

 
62,154

 
47,104

Debt securities held-to-maturity, net
 
982,857

 
764,062

 
733,983

 
711,650

 
687,098

Equity investments, at estimated fair value
 
9,565

 
8,700

 
8,714

 
8,669

 
8,588

Restricted equity investments, at cost
 
50,418

 
19,724

 
18,472

 
20,358

 
19,253

Loans receivable, net
 
5,413,780

 
3,965,773

 
3,870,109

 
3,868,805

 
3,825,600

Loans held-for-sale
 
167

 
241

 
338

 
168

 
283

Deposits
 
5,907,336

 
4,342,798

 
4,350,259

 
4,176,909

 
4,198,663

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
341,646

 
288,691

 
259,186

 
277,541

 
250,021

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings
 
181,822

 
136,187

 
131,792

 
131,673

 
133,798

Stockholders’ equity
 
1,007,460

 
601,941

 
596,140

 
587,189

 
582,543


 
 
For the Three Months Ended,
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
Selected Operating Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
62,837

 
$
47,906

 
$
48,030

 
$
46,879

 
$
46,014

Interest expense
 
7,126

 
5,401

 
4,974

 
4,705

 
4,531

Net interest income
 
55,711

 
42,505

 
43,056

 
42,174

 
41,483

Provision for loan losses
 
1,371

 
1,415

 
1,165

 
1,165

 
700

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
54,340

 
41,090

 
41,891

 
41,009

 
40,783

Other income
 
8,910

 
6,745

 
7,359

 
6,973

 
5,995

Operating expenses
 
38,508

 
26,434

 
27,580

 
28,527

 
29,481

Branch consolidation (income) expense
 
(176
)
 
(734
)
 
1,455

 
5,451

 
33

Merger related expenses
 
18,486

 
1,993

 
1,698

 
3,155

 
1,447

Income before provision for income taxes
 
6,432

 
20,142

 
18,517

 
10,849

 
15,817

Provision for income taxes
 
1,005

 
10,186

 
5,700

 
3,170

 
3,799

Net income
 
$
5,427

 
$
9,956

 
$
12,817

 
$
7,679

 
$
12,018

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.12

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.36

Net accretion/amortization of purchase accounting adjustments included in net interest income
 
$
3,930

 
$
1,956

 
$
2,227

 
$
1,899

 
$
2,175


15


(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Ratios (Annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (2)
 
0.32
%
 
0.73
%
 
0.95
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.94
%
Return on average stockholders’ equity (2)
 
2.54

 
6.56

 
8.60

 
5.25

 
8.42

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity (2) (3)
 
3.80

 
8.89

 
11.74

 
7.19

 
11.50

Stockholders' equity to total assets
 
13.44

 
11.11

 
11.07

 
11.29

 
11.21

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets (3)
 
9.11

 
8.42

 
8.39

 
8.50

 
8.42

Net interest rate spread
 
3.58

 
3.32

 
3.41

 
3.48

 
3.47

Net interest margin
 
3.70

 
3.42

 
3.50

 
3.57

 
3.56

Operating expenses to average assets (2)
 
3.37

 
2.03

 
2.29

 
2.86

 
2.41

Efficiency ratio (2) (4)
 
87.92

 
56.23

 
60.96

 
75.55

 
65.21

Loans to deposits
 
91.65

 
91.32

 
88.96

 
92.62

 
91.11



 


16


(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
Wealth Management:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets under administration
 
$
221,493

 
$
233,185

 
$
225,904

 
$
214,479

 
$
215,593

Per Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

Stockholders’ equity per common share at end of period
 
20.94

 
18.47

 
18.30

 
18.05

 
17.94

Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share at end of period (3)
 
13.51

 
13.58

 
13.47

 
13.18

 
13.07

Number of full-service customer facilities:
 
76

 
46

 
46

 
51

 
61

Quarterly Average Balances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
$
1,056,774

 
$
874,910

 
$
817,867

 
$
786,964

 
$
703,712

Loans, receivable, net
 
4,950,007

 
3,898,040

 
3,872,351

 
3,840,916

 
3,811,136

Total interest-earning assets
 
6,107,017

 
4,928,937

 
4,873,732

 
4,741,900

 
4,729,013

Total assets
 
6,842,693

 
5,404,864

 
5,334,527

 
5,215,636

 
5,211,071

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
3,614,295

 
2,992,261

 
2,914,004

 
2,819,175

 
2,788,452

Time deposits
 
820,834

 
619,087

 
620,308

 
624,020

 
640,269

Total borrowed funds
 
481,163

 
392,154

 
395,439

 
389,321

 
383,082

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
4,916,292

 
4,003,502

 
3,929,751

 
3,832,516

 
3,811,803

Non-interest bearing deposits
 
1,004,673

 
760,552

 
781,047

 
772,739

 
791,036

Stockholders’ equity
 
866,697

 
601,930

 
591,369

 
587,121

 
578,833

Total deposits
 
5,439,802

 
4,371,900

 
4,315,359

 
4,215,934

 
4,219,757

Quarterly Yields
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
2.31
%
 
2.09
%
 
2.07
%
 
2.07
%
 
2.23
%
Loans, receivable, net
 
4.64

 
4.37

 
4.44

 
4.45

 
4.44

Total interest-earning assets
 
4.17

 
3.86

 
3.91

 
3.97

 
3.95

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
0.28

 
0.25

 
0.21

 
0.20

 
0.18

Time deposits
 
0.97

 
1.08

 
1.02

 
0.96

 
0.93

Total borrowed funds
 
2.24

 
1.91

 
1.87

 
1.85

 
1.85

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
0.59

 
0.54

 
0.50

 
0.49

 
0.48

Net interest spread
 
3.58

 
3.32

 
3.41

 
3.48

 
3.47

Net interest margin
 
3.70

 
3.42

 
3.50

 
3.57

 
3.56

Total deposits
 
0.33

 
0.32

 
0.29

 
0.28

 
0.27

(1)
With the exception of end of quarter ratios, all ratios are based on average daily balances.
(2)
Performance ratios for each period include merger related and branch consolidation expenses. Refer to Other Items - Non-GAAP Reconciliation for impact of merger related and branch consolidation expenses.
(3)
Tangible stockholders’ equity and tangible assets exclude intangible assets relating to goodwill and core deposit intangible.
(4)
Efficiency ratio represents the ratio of operating expenses to the aggregate of other income and net interest income.

17


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
OTHER ITEMS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
Core earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
5,427

 
$
9,956

 
$
12,817

 
$
7,679

 
$
12,018

Add: Merger related expenses
 
18,486

 
1,993

 
1,698

 
3,155

 
1,447

Branch consolidation expenses
 
(176
)
 
(734
)
 
1,455

 
5,451

 
33

Accelerated stock award expense
 

 

 

 

 
242

Income tax expense related to Tax Reform
 

 
3,643

 

 

 

Less: Income tax (expense) benefit on items
 
(3,664
)
 
2

 
(1,084
)
 
(3,012
)
 
(587
)
Core earnings
 
$
20,073

 
$
14,860

 
$
14,886

 
$
13,273

 
$
13,153

Core diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.45

 
$
0.45

 
$
0.45

 
$
0.40

 
$
0.40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core ratios (Annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
1.19
%
 
1.09
%
 
1.11
%
 
1.02
%
 
1.02
%
Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity
 
14.07

 
13.27

 
13.63

 
12.42

 
12.56

Efficiency ratio
 
59.59

 
53.67

 
54.71

 
58.04

 
61.58



COMPUTATION OF TOTAL TANGIBLE EQUITY TO TOTAL TANGIBLE ASSETS

 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
 
2017
Total stockholders’ equity
 
$
1,007,460

 
$
601,941

 
$
596,140

 
$
587,189

 
$
582,543

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
337,519

 
150,501

 
148,134

 
148,433

 
147,815

Core deposit intangible
 
19,950

 
8,885

 
9,380

 
9,887

 
10,400

Tangible stockholders’ equity
 
$
649,991

 
$
442,555

 
$
438,626

 
$
428,869

 
$
424,328

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
7,494,899

 
$
5,416,006

 
$
5,383,800

 
$
5,202,086

 
$
5,196,203

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
337,519

 
150,501

 
148,134

 
148,433

 
147,815

Core deposit intangible
 
19,950

 
8,885

 
9,380

 
9,887

 
10,400

Tangible assets
 
$
7,137,430

 
$
5,256,620

 
$
5,226,286

 
$
5,043,766

 
$
5,037,988

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets
 
9.11
%
 
8.42
%
 
8.39
%
 
8.50
%
 
8.42
%


 

18


(continued)
ACQUISITION DATE - FAIR VALUE BALANCE SHEET
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition for Sun, net of the total consideration paid (in thousands):
 
At January 31, 2018
 
Sun Book Value
 
Purchase
Accounting
Adjustments
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Total Purchase Price:
 
 
 
 
$
474,930

Assets acquired:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
68,632

 
$

 
$
68,632

Securities and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
254,522

 

 
254,522

Loans
1,541,868

 
(23,921
)
 
1,517,947

Accrued interest receivable
5,621

 

 
5,621

Bank Owned Life Insurance
85,238

 

 
85,238

Deferred tax asset
55,710

 
2,642

 
58,352

Other assets
49,561

 
(7,031
)
 
42,530

Core deposit intangible

 
11,897

 
11,897

Total assets acquired
2,061,152

 
(16,413
)
 
2,044,739

Liabilities assumed:
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
(1,614,910
)
 
(1,163
)
 
(1,616,073
)
Borrowings
(142,567
)
 
14,820

 
(127,747
)
Other liabilities
(14,372
)
 
1,365

 
(13,007
)
Total liabilities assumed
(1,771,849
)
 
15,022

 
(1,756,827
)
Net assets acquired
$
289,303

 
$
(1,391
)
 
$
287,912

Goodwill recorded in the merger
 
 
 
 
$
187,018

The calculation of goodwill is subject to change for up to one year after the date of acquisition as additional information relative to the closing date estimates and uncertainties become available. As the Company finalizes its review of the acquired assets and liabilities, certain adjustments to the recorded carrying values may be required.




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